Jon Belding

By JON BELDING, BA, EMT-B
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The manager of the store explained that she had called 9-1-1 after the cashier slumped to the floor while ringing up a customer and then regained consciousness almost immediately.My partner took a set of vitals while I questioned the patient about her situation.She stated that she was a 17-year-old diabetic who had miscarried a few days earlier.We found her alert and oriented to person, place and time, and my partner stated that her vitals were within normal limits except for a slightly high blood pressure, which the patient described as normal for her.Still, my partner and I both felt that it was in the patient's best interest to go to the hospital and get checked out.

At this point, the patient became emotional and said that she didn't want to go.We explained our reasons and stated that because she was under age 18, she must go to the hospital by law.She reluctantly consented, and we transported her to the hospital without incident.
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Jon Belding, a first-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, is interested in pediatric surgery.He volunteered as an intermediate firefighter/ EMT-B in the Hamilton Fire Department while earning his BA in History at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.

By JON BELDING, BA, EMT-B
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Jon Belding, a first-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, is interested in pediatric surgery.He volunteered as an intermediate firefighter/ EMT-B in the Hamilton Fire Department while earning his BA in History at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.

By Jon Belding

By JON BELDING, BA, EMT-B